![]() Lewis: “Man with dog closes a gap in the universe." One thinks less of the phrase “man’s best friend” than a certain quote by C.S. Duncan would write in his unfinished memoir that Rinty “crept right into a lonesome place in my life and…became a part of me.” The sincerity of Duncan’s love for Rinty is very touching. ![]() The bond that Duncan formed with one of these dogs was more than friendship, like that between kindred spirits. Duncan grew into a man unable to understand, much less participate in, what would be considered normal human interaction, able to create lasting bonds only with animals.įast-forward to Duncan's military service in WWI, where he stumbles upon a newborn litter of German Shepherd pups found in a shelled kennel in France. ![]() ![]() Duncan's mother eventually came to retrieve him and his sister three years later, after she was able to make enough money to care for them. Born into hardship, Duncan was abandoned first by his father, then his impoverished mother, orphaned along with his older sister when he was he was only six years old. Lee Duncan's early life was characterized both by tragedy and the intricately constructed solitude into which he receded to protect himself emotionally. ![]()
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